A former Governor of Kwara State and Senator representing Kwara Central has broken silence over the unprecedented passage of 46 bills in ten minutes by the senate saying they history will be unkind to him and his fellow senators for the action.
Saraki, who is seeking to become the senate President of the 8th National Assembly stated this in a statement issued today in Abuja.
He said, “The new Senate must now learn and show that it has the vigour and drive to work harder through enriched deliberations to pass important bills that form the core of its agenda rather than be seen as a last minute assembly where important bills are rolled through the process in 10 minutes.
“My view is that it was important that we pass those laws but I have my reservation on the railroading of over 46 bills in 10 minutes. History will not be too kind to us on this count.
“This is made even a little steeper by the commentary that must follow that after another four years, the National Assembly was not able to pass such water shed bills like the PIB, the Federal Competition Bill and the NOSDRA Bill amongst many other bills that have the regulatory potential of changing the way our economy operates.”
The Senator also faulted the manner the National Assembly handled the investigation of last year immigration tragedy. He lamented that the senate failed to show leadership.
“I remember sadly, the events of some of our youths who went to seek employment from government and lost their lives, needlessly, in a government arranged employment test.
“We missed, at this occasion, the opportunity of that ill-fated occasion to show leadership and properly set a new standard of responsibility in the conduct and attitude of our public office holders”, he lamented.
